Grants for PhD Students in Islamic Art, Architecture and Archeology from the Barakat Fund

The Barakat Fund offers grants to graduate students and early-career researchers who hold a PhD after June 30, 2015 in the fields of Islamic art, architecture and antiquities.

The grants amount to a maximum of £1,500 to cover travel costs for fieldwork, research and related studies.

Postgraduate students, early career professionals, and early career scholars who were awarded a doctorate after 30 June 2015, in the following areas:

• the history of the art, architecture and material culture of the Islamic world before circa 1920 CE;
• the archaeological investigation of Islamic world;
• the conservation of artefacts, buildings and material culture produced in or for the Islamic world before circa 1920 CE;
• libraries, museums and other public institutions exhibiting the art and material culture of the Islamic world before circa 1920 CE;
• education and training related to all of the above;
• conferences, exhibitions and publications related to all of the above.

Note: Applicants are advised that awards may no longer be paid directly to individuals. Awards may be paid in one of two ways:

• (i) either to the institution to which an applicant belong or at which an applicant is applying to conduct research or to study, in which case a representative of the institution to which payment will be made will be required to affirm the cooperation and support of the institution on the Application Form;
• (ii) or on the recipient’s behalf directly to the supplier of accommodation (e.g. the hotel) and travel (e.g. the airline).

About Barakat Trust:

The Barakat Trust was founded as a UK charity in 1987 by two of its founding trustees, Hamida Alireza and Shahnaz Bagherzade. The Barakat Trust was therefore set up to train, educate and enable new generations of professionals committed to preserving the heritage of the Islamic world, and to provide support and nurture their professional growth. Many of The Trust’s grantees are today leading practitioners and academics in the field.

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